How does Mauritania rank for wheat — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter), per capita?

Mauritania ranks 95th out of 110 countries with data for 2023.

Is wheat — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter), per capita rising or falling in Mauritania?

Over the last ten years it is down 78.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.

Wheat — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter), per capita in Mauritania

Name: Wheat — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter), per capita in Mauritania
Creator: Statizoid (derived)
License: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page

Mauritania: Wheat — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter), per capita was 0.0001 t per person in 2023. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2023)

0.0001 t per person

Change on year

down 3.5%

World rank

95th

of 110 countries

All-time high

0.0004 t per person

in 2014

All-time low

0 t per person

in 2005

Years of data

1961–2023

Wheat — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter), per capita in Mauritania, 1961–2023

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in t per person.

Analysis

In 2023, wheat — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter), per capita in Mauritania stood at 0.0001 t per person.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.5% on the previous year and down 78.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, wheat — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter), per capita in Mauritania peaked at 0.0004 t per person in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0 t per person, in 2005.

That places Mauritania 95th out of 110 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Wheat — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter), per capita in Mauritania, year by year

Annual values for Wheat — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter), per capita in Mauritania, 1961 to 2023.
Year	t per person	Change
1961	0.0002 t per person	—
1962	0.0002 t per person	-2.6%
1963	0.0002 t per person	-2.7%
1964	0.0002 t per person	-2.8%
1965	0.0002 t per person	-2.8%
1966	0.0001 t per person	-28.8%
1967	0.0002 t per person	+11.7%
1968	0.0001 t per person	-3.0%
1969	0.0001 t per person	-3.0%
1970	0.0001 t per person	-3.0%
1971	0.0001 t per person	-20.9%
1972	0.0001 t per person	+12.7%
1973	0.0001 t per person	-19.1%
1974	0.0001 t per person	-2.9%
1975	0.0001 t per person	+0.3%
1976	0.0001 t per person	+31.6%
1977	0.0001 t per person	-7.5%
1978	0.0001 t per person	-17.4%
1979	0.0001 t per person	+14.4%
1980	0.0001 t per person	-2.8%
1981	0.0001 t per person	+9.3%
1982	0.0001 t per person	-2.8%
1983	0.0001 t per person	-0.7%
1984	0.0001 t per person	+5.6%
1985	0.0001 t per person	-2.8%
1986	0.0001 t per person	-2.8%
1987	0.0001 t per person	-0.9%
1988	0.0001 t per person	-2.5%
1989	0.0001 t per person	-2.5%
1990	0.0001 t per person	-1.0%
1991	0.0001 t per person	-6.6%
1992	0.0001 t per person	-9.5%
1993	0.0001 t per person	-18.3%
1994	0 t per person	-39.6%
1995	0 t per person	+3.1%
1996	0 t per person	+3.6%
1997	0.0001 t per person	+39.7%
1998	0.0001 t per person	-19.6%
1999	0.0001 t per person	-5.3%
2000	0 t per person	-2.7%
2001	0 t per person	-8.5%
2002	0 t per person	-2.8%
2003	0.0001 t per person	+17.7%
2004	0 t per person	-13.2%
2005	0 t per person	-23.7%
2006	0 t per person	+6.5%
2007	0.0001 t per person	+256.9%
2008	0.0003 t per person	+94.3%
2009	0.0002 t per person	-16.4%
2010	0.0001 t per person	-35.0%
2011	0.0002 t per person	+50.6%
2012	0.0003 t per person	+53.7%
2013	0.0003 t per person	+6.9%
2014	0.0004 t per person	+7.4%
2015	0.0004 t per person	-2.8%
2016	0.0004 t per person	-0.5%
2017	0.0003 t per person	-3.8%
2018	0.0003 t per person	-4.6%
2019	0.0003 t per person	-4.7%
2020	0.0003 t per person	-4.7%
2021	0.0003 t per person	-6.7%
2022	0.0001 t per person	-72.4%
2023	0.0001 t per person	-3.5%

Mauritania compared with similar countries

Mauritania's 0.0001 t per person is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0011 t per person, 7% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
Mauritania's 0.0001 t per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0002 t per person, 38% of the median. (25 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Wheat — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter), per capita in Mauritania changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.

Year	Change	From	To
2007	+256.9%	0 t per person	0.0001 t per person
2008	+94.3%	0.0001 t per person	0.0003 t per person
2022	-72.4%	0.0003 t per person	0.0001 t per person
2012	+53.7%	0.0002 t per person	0.0003 t per person
2011	+50.6%	0.0001 t per person	0.0002 t per person

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	0.0002 t per person	0.0001 t per person	0.0002 t per person	9
1970s	0.0001 t per person	0.0001 t per person	0.0001 t per person	10
1980s	0.0001 t per person	0.0001 t per person	0.0001 t per person	10
1990s	0.0001 t per person	0 t per person	0.0001 t per person	10
2000s	0.0001 t per person	0 t per person	0.0003 t per person	10
2010s	0.0003 t per person	0.0001 t per person	0.0004 t per person	10
2020s	0.0002 t per person	0.0001 t per person	0.0003 t per person	4

Countries ranked near Mauritania

92 Mali 0.0001 t per person compare
93 Ecuador 0.0001 t per person compare
94 Honduras 0.0001 t per person compare
96 Nigeria 0.0001 t per person compare
97 Somalia 0.0001 t per person compare
98 New Caledonia 0 t per person compare

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More climate change data for Mauritania

Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 5.05 million kg (2050)
Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 13,025 kt (2050)
Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 3,939 kt (2050)
Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 9,086 kt (2050)
Emissions from livestock — Emissions 14.87 kt (2050)
Emissions from livestock — Emissions 324.5 kt (2050)
Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 339.5 kt (2050)
Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 60.39 kt (2050)
Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 279.11 kt (2050)
Emissions from crops — Emissions 0.2279 kt (2050)

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Frequently asked questions

What is wheat — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter), per capita in Mauritania?: Wheat — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter), per capita in Mauritania was 0.0001 t per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest wheat — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter), per capita recorded in Mauritania?: The highest recorded value was 0.0004 t per person in 2014.
What is the lowest wheat — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter), per capita recorded in Mauritania?: The lowest recorded value was 0 t per person in 2005.
How does Mauritania rank for wheat — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter), per capita?: Mauritania ranks 95th out of 110 countries with data for 2023.
Is wheat — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter), per capita rising or falling in Mauritania?: Over the last ten years it is down 78.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Mauritania data come from?: The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Wheat — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Wheat — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.

Wheat — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter) ÷ Population, total

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Wheat — Burning crop residues Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)

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Indicator: Wheat — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter), per capita
Unit: t per person
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 112 places, 6,134 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed: 15 September 2026

Wheat — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.